Plenum Gasket
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05-19-2009, 01:17 PM
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05-19-2009, 03:44 PM
Legend
$160<$600 IMO
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05-19-2009, 04:26 PM
You might eventually, most of the time the stock bolts are too long. And the problem won't go away because of that one reason.
#16
05-20-2009, 07:09 PM
Its a matter of time, it will go again (hate to say it, sorry revvinram).
The reason is you took care of the symptom of the problem, not the problem itself. A steel plate bolted to aluminum will always cause the gasket between the two to fail when placed in an environment that has rapid heat/cold changes, its just a matter of time.
The reason is you took care of the symptom of the problem, not the problem itself. A steel plate bolted to aluminum will always cause the gasket between the two to fail when placed in an environment that has rapid heat/cold changes, its just a matter of time.
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05-20-2009, 07:31 PM
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Well Jason if it does then I know what I have to do. But If the first one lasted me that long Im hoping this one does also. I know that his own ram had 225,000 on it when he sold it and he did his at 75 or 80,000 he has done quite a few of these rams and hasn't had any issues. Time will tell!!
I should have about or close to 200,000 on it by end of the year..
I should have about or close to 200,000 on it by end of the year..
#18
05-20-2009, 07:40 PM
Playing devil's advocate, you usually won't notice a leaking plenum gasket until it gets extremely, extremely bad, due to the "death flash". It retarded the timing to hide the symptoms of the leaking gasket. I had it, only way I could tell was after I programmed my PCM with the Superchips Flashpaq. It pinged like nuts at WOT.
It looked like I had a very small leak if any at all from the top, looking down past my butterflies. But after my intake was off, wow, did I have a leak. Like I've stated before in other threads, I had to have about a quarter to half quart of oil in the manifold.
I hope yours lasts forever and never leaks, don't get me wrong, but with the plenum gasket, I've learned that the worst case is usually true, even when tests tell you otherwise.
It looked like I had a very small leak if any at all from the top, looking down past my butterflies. But after my intake was off, wow, did I have a leak. Like I've stated before in other threads, I had to have about a quarter to half quart of oil in the manifold.
I hope yours lasts forever and never leaks, don't get me wrong, but with the plenum gasket, I've learned that the worst case is usually true, even when tests tell you otherwise.
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